Another First For Utah Baseball As Bryson Van Sickle Earns Pitcher Of The Year

SALT LAKE CITY – 2024 has brought forth several firsts and records for Utah baseball and they added one more ahead of their first Pac-12 Tournament game against USC after Bryson Van Sickle was named the Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year.

Van Sickle’s recognition is the first individual award the Utes have brought home in the Pac-12 era and the first since CJ Cron earned Mountain West Player of the Year in 2011.

Van Sickle also earned a spot on the All-Conference Team and was joined by three other teammates (infielder Core Jackson, outfielder Kai Roberts, and reliever Micah Ashman) as first-teamers. The Utes’ four first-team selections ties for the most with the 2016 year in the Pac-12 Era.

The first Ute to be named @pac12 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫

Congrats to @bryson_vs‼️

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— Utah Baseball (@utahbaseball) May 21, 2024

Additionally, Utah baseball had outfielder TJ Clarkson named as an honorable mention.

.@ClarksonTj also was named Pac-12 Honorable Mention, bringing our awards count to 6️⃣

Congrats to all 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/D38hbqN8ue

— Utah Baseball (@utahbaseball) May 21, 2024

Up Next For Bryson Van Sickle, Utah Baseball

The Utes are currently in Scottsdale, Arizona preparing for their first game of the Pac-12 Tournament against the USC Trojans which takes place at 3:30 pm MT on May 21 on Pac-12 Networks.

Utah will then return to the field at least one more time on Wednesday, May 22. That game will be against the Oregon Ducks, also at 3:30 pm MT and on Pac-12 Networks.

.@pac12 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐯𝐞‼️

We are in Pool C, facing USC on Tuesday and Oregon on Wednesday at Scottsdale Stadium.

Both games are at 3:30 PM MDT (2:30 PM here in Scottsdale) on @Pac12Network and @ESPN700

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— Utah Baseball (@utahbaseball) May 20, 2024

If the Utes handle their business the next two days, they will have an opportunity to advance to the semifinals on Friday, May 24.

Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on X, Instagram, and Threads: @BodkinKSLsports

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